The New Zealand Electricity Commission was a government authority set up in 2003 to regulate the
electricity sector in New Zealand
The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy, such as Hydroelectricity, hydropower, geothermal energy, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. As of 2021, the country generated 81.2% of its electricity from renewabl ...
. It was succeeded by the
Electricity Authority in November 2010.
The Commission was established under the Electricity Act to regulate the operation of the electricity industry and markets (both wholesale and retail) in accordance with government energy policy. The Commission was established following extremely dry hydro years in 2001 and 2003, which led to government concerns that the
electricity market
An electricity market is a system that enables the exchange of electrical energy, through an electrical grid. Historically, electricity has been primarily sold by companies that operate electric generators, and purchased by consumers or electr ...
did not provide adequate security of electricity supply.
The first Electricity Commissioner was
Roy Hemmingway
Roy or Roi is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origins.
France
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, who was succeeded by
David Caygill in 2007.
See also
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Electricity Authority (New Zealand)
The Electricity Authority () is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market. The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review of the electricity industry, and re ...
External links
Electricity Commission website of 11 August 2010 archived at Internet Archive
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New Zealand Crown agents
Electric power in New Zealand
2003 establishments in New Zealand
2010 disestablishments in New Zealand